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THE source for news, views and information from the wildlife and environmental media industry.
Developed by Wildscreen, organisers of the world’s largest and most prestigious wildlife and environmental film festival, WildFilmNews will provide a global meeting point for all those who share a common passion for filming the natural world to inform, educate and entertain.
Out now... February's WildFilmNews
The latest newsletter from WildFilmNews includes an 'Opening Shot' from Big Wave's Managing Director, Sarah Cunliffe, who has been trying to find reasons to be cheerful during the credit crunch-triggered recession. You'll also find all the latest news and views sent in from the worldwide filmmaking community as well as a Festival round-up and details of current training opportunities.
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Opening shot
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In this August's Opening Shot, leading tiger expert and conservationist Valmik Thapar writes about Indian tiger conservation. Hear him speak at the Peter Scott debate at this year's Wildscreen Festival when he discusses the provocative motion "You Have To Keep People Away From Endangered Species". |
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UK-based indie Big Wave ended 2008 on a high when its BBC2 film about whale sharks won the day's highest audience appreciation score across all terrestrial channels. The company's New Year is also starting buoyantly with a new series on FIVE from late February, another Natural World programme in production and the company's first feature about to preview at the Berlin Festival. But can the impact of the credit crunch on the industry be ignored? Big Wave's MD Sarah Cunliffe has been trying to find reasons to be cheerful... |
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ARKive's new look
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The new ARKive site has been developed to be more user-friendly, media-rich and contemporary, making the visitor experience more intuitive, and encouraging further exploration of the ever-expanding multi-media collection. Our aim is for the ARKive website to continue to move with the times, bringing our users the very best wildlife imagery and species information on the world's threatened fauna and flora. Further significant changes to the ARKive website are already scheduled for this year. ARKive is a great success story, and one which would not be possible without the continued support of our many media donors, now numbering well over 1,500. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them again for their much valued support. To see ARKive's new look visit www.arkive.org. |
